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    During Swallowing, ____ Closes Off the ____ So Food Cannot
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During Swallowing, ____ Closes Off the ____ So Food Cannot

Question 5

Question 5

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During swallowing, ____ closes off the ____ so food cannot enter the lower airway.


A) the pleural membrane; trachea
B) cartilage; larynx
C) the pharynx; esophagus
D) the Adam's apple; trachea
E) the epiglottis; larynx

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